The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-08-27

The Chair ruled that c0ntesting
Delegates had no right to vote un-
til their right to seats was settled.
Vote commenced, viz:
First District, through Delegate
]. w. Alexander, refused to vote;
Chair ruled First District present
and not voting.
Second District, Five votes for
s. B. Duncan.
Fourth District, Seven votes for
S. B. Duncan.
s. b. Duncan, obtaining the ma
jority, was declared temporary
Chairman, and w. NJ. Kaufman
declared Secretary.
The Chair then appointed a CON-
mittee ofthree on credentials, viz:
]. w. Alexander, r. B. Phipps and
j. r. Yerger, jr.
The first named Delegate refu.
sing to serve, j. W. Heath was
substituted; committee retired. ].
W. Alexander, Delegate from First
District, where there was no con.
test, in refusing to serve on com.
mittee on credentials, handed the
following written statement to the
Secretary:
As O committee of one from
the delegation of the First Dis.
trict, am instructed by said del.
egatlon to say, that they are pre-
pared to enter into the organiza.
ton of the Convention, provided
the Kershaw Delegation from the
Fifth District be allowed uncon-
tested seats in the Convention,
and before proceeding with any
further business, and before 40.
ton is taken on contestiDg delega.
ton from the Third Dlstrict.n
The First District properly ac.
credited, stood before the Uonven-
tion in the person ofits chairman,
and finding themselves in q hope
less minority, deserted the time
honored custom of their party and
refused to be governed by the
majority.
The conduct of your Delegates
from your own District, in refusing
to submit to have their claims
passed upon by the Democratic
Convention, to furnish proof In
support thereof, Is without preco
dent and after being admitted to
seats by the committee on ere.
dentials, and the report adopted
without dissenting vote, then
and there declined and refused
further cooperation.
The disposition on the part Of
the friends of Mr.. Burton and
yourself show plainly to any one
familiar with the canvass, the ut.
ter impossibility of ever uniting,
SO long as the same candidates
and same issues are before the
people. Yet, / am met with propo-
sitions of settlement when at the
commencement, undisputed, until
sought and bounded down-not
by you individually; / was Sian.
dered, villifed and abused, not
even credited with favorable re-
ports from our State Revenue
Agent, and of last Court { (Oircuit)
investigation; q sacrifice was dc.
manded to satisfy the opposition
in whose hearts patriotism and par
ty principles seem to have lost
their abiding place, or to have
been usurped for a time by per.
sonal feeling or private malice.
Such being the case-occupying
the vantage ground l do, it cannot
be fairly expected that l shall
personally make concession, yield
ground already won, and take
further chances for further vindi'
cation, now almost within my
grasp. Did l entertain your views
of the situation, did / have a fore.
boding that the business interests,
the peace and general welfare
would be impaired by my candidacy
understanding my plain duty !
would do 1t promptly and unselfish.
ly. These are simply my personal
views of your proposition ; | have
no power to either accept or re-
fuse for the party. / intend to
challenge service as q candidate
in carrying out my pledges to the
Democratic party, now fully and
perfectly organized In Issaquena
county, and will now say, any fur.
ther communications you have ad'
dress them to the Chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee,
Jas. II. Yerger, jr.
With the expression of the hope
that our friendship in years to
come may bear unsullied relations
and be true as now, am sincere
ly, your friend,